Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn’t expect: a good man with a routine job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes–one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.
December 27th, 2008 at 7:35 am
The film itself is so beautiful, so alive, yet at the same time, dark and brooding. Sam Mendes cinematography is excellent as are the costumes and set designs. The music, the original score, was suitable unsettling and perfectly balanced to every scene. A must see.
February 18th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I had been waiting a year for this one to come out and I was not disappointed! All of the award season buzz has been for Kate Winslet who did a phenominal job, but the real star of this film was Leonardo DiCaprio. You felt every emotion he did- hope, disappointment, frustration, confusion, love, pain. This is one of those movies that will sit with you for a long time and has already become one of my favorites.